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Atlanta Community Court
http://www.georgiacourts.org/courts/atlanta_community/
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Bronx Community Solutions Blog
http://changingthecourt.blogspot.com/
"Changing the Court" is a chronicle of how a group of planners and practitioners are attempting to change the Bronx court system's approach to low-level criminal offending.
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Center for Problem-Oriented Policing
http://www.popcenter.org/
A website containing readily accessible information about ways in which specific crime and disorder problems can be specifically addressed.
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Dakota County, Minnesota Community Court
http://www.courts.state.mn.us/district/1/?page=1024
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Dallas Community Court
http://www.dallascityattorney.com/Community_Courts.html
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Dallas Community Court - Video news clip
http://www.courtinnovation.org/Video/New program offers prostitutes new start in life.htm
"New program offers prostitutes new start in life" aired on Dallas's Channel 33 in 2007.
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Dallas Community Court - Video news clip
http://www.courtinnovation.org/Video/DallasCommunityCourt.html
"Dallas Court Dishing Out 'Community Justice'" aired on CBS affiliate Channel 11 in Dallas/Fort Worth on January 10, 2008.
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District of Columbia Courts' Community Courts
http://www.dccourts.gov/dccourts/superior/community_courts.jsp
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Downtown Austin Community Court
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/comcourt/
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Downtown Austin Community Court: A Different Kind of Justice for those with Quality of Life Offenses
http://groups.msn.com/AustinCTOSHCommunity/spotlightonthedacc.msnw
An article profiling the Downtown Austin Community Court.
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Downtown San Diego Community Court
http://www.dtsd.org/
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England and Wales - Community Justice
http://www.communityjustice.gov.uk/index.htm
The UK's first community justice projects - in North Liverpool and Salford - have been up and running since 2005, and "community justice courts" have now opened up in 11 other areas in England and Wales. Read more about this large-scale initiative here.
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Gresham, Oregon Community Court
http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/da/cc/index.php
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Harlem, Manhattan Community Justice Center
http://www.courtinnovation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=592¤tTopTier2=true
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Hartford, Connecticut Community Court
http://www.jud.state.ct.us/external/super/spsess.htm#CommunityCourt
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Hatfield Community Court
http://www.up.ac.za/services/alumni/alumnibrief/2004/archive/5ab02/
South Africa's first community court, serving the Hatfield and Brooklyn neighborhoods of Pretoria.
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Indianapolis Community Court
http://www.indycommunitycourt.com
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Ireland Community Courts -- "Courting the Irish Community"
http://eoinbassett.com/Community%20Court%20(3).pdf
A recent report by the National Crime Council has recommended
US-style community courts in Irish urban areas, with a pilot scheme
suggested for inner city Dublin to start the process. However, would
they work and where would funding come from? Journalist Eoin Bassett reports in this recent article from Emergency Services Ireland magazine.
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Ireland Community Courts -- National Crime Council report
http://www.gov.ie/crimecouncil/downloads/NCC_Problem_Solving_Justice.pdf
This report by Ireland's National Crime Council--"Problem Solving Justice - The Case for Community Courts in Ireland"--examines the positive impact community courts could have if they were introduced to the Irish Criminal Justice system.
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Melbourne's Neighbourhood Justice Centre, Australia
http://www.neighbourhoodjustice.vic.gov.au
Australia's first community court.
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Melbourne's Neighbourhood Justice Centre, Australia - Educational Video
http://www.courtinnovation.org/Video/MNJC.html
This video offers a look at Australia's first community court project, in the Collingwood section of Melbourne.
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Memphis (Frayser) Community Court
http://www.shelbycountytn.gov/appmanager/scexternal/content?_nfpb=true&_nfls=false&_pageLabel=home
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Midtown Community Court
http://www.courtinnovation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=591¤tTopTier2=true
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Midtown Community Court: "In New York City, a 'Community Court' and a New Legal Culture"
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/commcrt.pdf
This report, published in 1996 by the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice, describes the Midtown Community Court, the nation's first community court and a model for dozens more that were built in subsequent years.
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Minneapolis – Hennepin County Community Court
http://www.mncourts.gov/district/4
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My Courts NY
http://www.nycourts.gov/youth/index.html
A web site for young people and teachers to learn about the courts and A web site for young people and teachers to learn about the courts and innovative civic education programs in New York State. The site was created by the Center for Courts and the Community in partnership with the New York State Unified Court System.
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National Center for State Courts
http://www.ncsconline.org/
The mission of the National Center for State Courts is to improve the administration of justice through leadership and service to state courts, and courts around the world. Its web site includes a database of information, a library of publications, and a list of court web sites.
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National Center for State Courts – Community Court Initiatives Resource Guide
http://www.ncsconline.org/wc/CourTopics/ResourceGuide.asp?topic=CtComm
This page provides numerous links to resources for community collaboration, as well as articles on models and programs, the Midtown Community Court, and ways to involve youth communities.
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North Liverpool Community Justice Centre
http://www.communityjustice.gov.uk/northliverpool/index.htm
England's first community court project.
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North Liverpool Community Justice Centre - Educational Video
http://www.courtinnovation.org/Video/NLCJC.html
An overview of Britain's ground-breaking North Liverpool Community Justice Centre, the first of its kind in Europe.
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North Liverpool Community Justice Centre - Video report from The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/video/2009/oct/13/community-justice-liverpool
A video report on Europe's first community court project.
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North Liverpool Community Justice Centre – Qualitative Evaluation of Key Components
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/research291007c.htm
A Ministry of Justice report presenting findings from an impact evaluation of the North Liverpool Community Justice Centre.
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North Liverpool Community Justice Centre – Surveys of local residents
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/research291007b.htm
A Ministry of Justice report presenting the findings of a survey of attitudes and perceptions in the area of North Liverpool served by the North Liverpool Community Justice Centre.
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Orange County (California) Community Court
http://www.occourts.org/locations/community-court.html
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Philadelphia Community Court
http://courts.phila.gov/municipal/criminal/
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Portland Community Court
http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/da/cc/index.php
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Problem-Solving Courts: Alternatives for Communities and Offenders
http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/337
A post on The Justice Blog (sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice) about the history and impact of community courts.
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Red Hook Community Justice Center, Brooklyn, New York
http://www.courtinnovation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=572¤tTopTier2=true
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Red Hook Justice
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/redhookjustice/
A documentary film focusing on the dramatic stories of three Red Hook defendants and a handful of staffers, Red Hook Justice first aired on PBS in May 2005.
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Red Hook Justice—Discussion Guide
http://icarusfilms.com/guide/hook.pdf
A guide to accompany community, classroom or other discussion of the documentary film "Red Hook Justice."
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Salford Community Justice Initiative
http://www.cjsonline.gov.uk/the_cjs/whats_new/news-3186.html
England's second court-based community justice project.
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Salford Community Justice Initiative – Process Evaluation
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/research291007a.htm
Research from the Ministry of Justice examining various aspects of the initiative, including the set-up phase, community engagement activity, problem solving processes and court processes.
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San Diego's Beach Area Community Court
http://www.courtinnovation.org/Video/beach_area_community_court1.htm
One of a 3-part series by a local TV station profiling San Diego's Beach Area Community Court.
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San Francisco Community Justice Center
http://www.sfgov.org/site/courts_page.asp?id=68785
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San Francisco Community Justice Center - City Controller's Report
http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/controller/reports/CJC_ReportF.pdf
An assessment of San Francisco's proposed community justice center prepared by the Office of the Controller - City Services Auditor.
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San Francisco Community Justice Center Blog
http://sfcollaborativejustice.blogspot.com/search/label/CJC
Moving Justice Forward is a blog chronicling the San Francisco Superior Court's Collaborative Justice programs.
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Santa Monica Symposium on Community-Court Partnerships to Address Homelessness
http://www.smgov.net/cmo/Community_Court/
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Scotland Community Courts
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2007/03/26101403
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Seattle Community Court
http://www.seattle.gov/courts/asp/newsdetail.asp?ID=4995&Dept=12
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Seattle Community Court video
http://www.courtinnovation.org/Video/Seattle.html
Aired on cable channel 21 (the Seattle Channel) on December 21, 2006.
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Seattle Community Court: Start-Up, Initial Implementation, and Recommendations Concerning Future Development – Executive Summary
http://www.courtinnovation.org/SeattleCommunityCourt_ExecutiveSummary10_07.pdf
An executive summary of the Justice Management Institute-produced report on Seattle's community court.
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Seattle Community Court: Start-Up, Initial Implementation, and Recommendations Concerning Future Development – Full Report
http://www.courtinnovation.org/SeattleCommunityCourt_MainReport_10_07.pdf
Produced by the Justice Management Institute, this report describes how and why the Seattle Community Court program got started, summarizes the experience of the first two years of
the program, and provides recommendations for further expansion of the court.
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Singapore Community Court
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/208951/1/.html
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South African Community Courts
http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2004/04121010151002.htm
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Syracuse Community Court
http://www.nycourts.gov/courts/5jd/onondaga/syracuse/community.shtml
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"The Future of Community Justice"
http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/crcl/vol40_2/lanni.pdf
Published in Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review 359 (2005), this article by Harvard Assistant Professor of Law Adriaan Lanni examines whether aspects of the community justice movement can be applied to improve crime processing in the mainstream court system, and argues that the community justice movement's chief innovation--localized, popular decision-making--would alleviate many of the problems faced by the criminal justice system.
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Vancouver's Downtown Community Court
http://www.criminaljusticereform.gov.bc.ca/en/justice_reform_projects/community_court/index.html
Canada's first community court project.
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Vancouver's Downtown Community Court Video
http://www.courtinnovation.org/Video/VancouverCCVideoPopup.html
Aired on Global BC TV on September 17, 2007.
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